Socrates said, “Wisdom begins in wonder.” Those who never ask, never will be, yet it is a question every athlete or business person should want to know the answer too! So, aren’t you Curious? What does it take to be good at anything? Here’s a hint. We must reengage the child in us which takes more […]

What is the real meaning of the Edgar Allan Poe saying, “Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see?” Why is that? Is it the words we choose to express our thoughts or… how we choose to express them? Either way the WORDS we use to communicate with others actually creates the world […]

Even knowing how much it means to us when we receive a handwritten note, our “lol” “omg” text/email society seems to prevent us from writing a short note sharing our gratitude. We never find the time. As simple as this note is, I can’t help but feel good when I read it . I think […]

We are all quick-change artists. Like actors and actresses who go on stage or screen to portray different people, we too, have many faces. We’re happy one minute – unhappy the next; confident yesterday – doubtful today; or even successful at one point – yet fail because we question whether we deserved to be successful. Why? […]

Whether it is our job or the sport we play, most of us take an Osmosis [unconscious absorption of ideas] approach over knowledge and Intuition to gain what Forbes magazine claims we are looking for; “flexibility, purposeful labor, and economic security.” Whether we know it or not, without knowledge and intuition, we actually drift farther […]

We all know the definition of Assume, so let’s make sure in business or as an athlete we truly understand the definition of Focus. Focus is giving a lot of attention to One Particular Thing. May I suggest it be that one thing you want to be GREAT at! Winning a squirt gun battle is […]

“When I was five years old, my Mom told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life.” ~ Unknown […]

I agree it sounds a bit odd to have someone compare your work ethic approach to a single cell organism without a brain. Maybe it’s not politically correct to tie us to an amoeba, but the more I understood what slime mold could do, the more I realized my mental picture was incorrect. Yet, isn’t […]

Want To BE SUCCESSFULL? LISTEN UP, as Psychologist Shawn Achor is telling us our approach to success in sports and business is backwards! Stating, “We believe we should work hard in order to be happy [and be successful]…unfortunately that approach is WRONG! In fact taking the harder you work tactic… is the complete opposite attitude we […]

Anthony Iannarino, Sales Leader, Author, and Speaker states the majority, “…stop learning because we are rigidly attached to the idea that we know what we need to know to succeed.” This is my definition of mediocrity! Iannarino went on to say, prevention against our own personal mediocrity is simple, “…become a perpetual student.” Whether that game […]